The planning phase of the transformation process has been completed, with roadmaps in place to address technology, financial, governance, and communications strategies for achieving the 2020 Vision for IT@MIT. The next phase is under way – implementing the multiyear strategic plans for realizing the 2020 Vision.
January-June 2014
Listening Tour and Community Engagement
- Developed a plan to retain and attract top talent.
- Conducted benchmark interviews with industry and peer institutions. (June 2014)
- Initiated Proof-of-Concept projects in collaboration with community partners. (June 2014)
- Adopted Vision, Goals, and Guiding Principles.
- Vision, Goals, and Guiding Principles approved by the IT Governance Committee. (May 2014)
- Iterative versions of the Vision, Goals, and Guiding Principles were reviewed and commented on by various IT governance and steering committees. (April 2014)
- Launched Future of IT@MIT website and community survey. (May 2014)
- Developed a view of IT@MIT using the platform approach to service delivery. (April 2014)
- Shared approach at IT Leaders meeting. (May 2014)
- John Charles, VP of IS&T, completed his Listening Tour:
- IS&T staff (April and May 2014)
- Risk Council (May 2014)
- Dean for Undergraduate Education Leadership Team (April 2014)
- MIT Council on Education Technology (April 2014)
- Council on Research Computing (April 2014)
- IS&T Student Technology Advisory Board (April 2014)
- Student Systems Steering Committee (March 2014)
- IT Governance Committee (March 2014)
- Administrative Policies and Systems Coordinating Council (ASPCC) (March 2014)
- IT Leaders (February 2014 and May 2014)
- IS&T Senior Staff (February 2014)
July-August 2014
Formulate Findings and Develop Strategies for Realizing the Vision
- Completed the Creation of APIs for Legacy MITSIS Student Accounts proof-of-concept project. (July 2014)
- Completed the IT Business Service Cost and Baseline Benchmarking Assessment. (July 2014)
- Develop a financial plan and associated funding models.
- Develop a governance plan and associated policy agenda.
- Developed a communications plan. (August 2014)
- Completed the Creation of APIs for Legacy MITSIS Academic Records proof-of-concept project. (August 2014)
- Completed the Dropbox (Next-Generation Storage Services) proof-of-concept project. (August 2014)
- Completed the Mendix Application Development: Room Inventory and Reduced Load Petition proof-of-concept project. (August 2014)
- Completed the Integrate Membership Service Module with the MITx Service Platform proof-of-concept project. (August 2014)
- Completed the Integrate Membership Service Module within Sloan School Academic and Administrative Processes proof-of-concept project. (August 2014)
September-October 2014
Community Engagement in Finalizing IT Strategies
- Completed the IT Business Service Cost FY14 assessment and FY15 projection. (September 2014)
- Completed the Cognos Multi-Tenant Platform System proof-of-concept project. (September 2014)
- Completed the Mendix Application Development Platform: Receipt Capture proof-of-concept project. (September 2014)
- Completed the Metadata Management System proof-of-concept project. (September 2014)
- Completed the Mendix Application Development Platform: Vacation Tracker proof-of-concept project. (October 2014)
- Completed the Roles/GRC Integration for SOD Conflict Prevention proof-of-concept project. (October 2014)
- Completed the SAP APIs proof-of-concept project. (October 2014)
November-December 2014
Approval of IT Strategic Plan and Publication of Implementation Roadmaps
- John Charles, VP of IS&T, conducted stakeholder meetings to review progress on the IT @ MIT Strategic Plan:
- Christine Ortiz, Dean for Graduate Education (December 2014)
- MIT Libraries (December 2014)
- School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (December 2014)
- Research Laboratory of Electronics (December 2014)
- Michael Sipser, Dean of the School of Science (December 2014)
- Cynthia Barnhart, Chancellor (December 2014)
- School of Engineering (December 2014)
- Department of Student Life (December 2014)
- Student Technology Advisory Board (December 2014)
- Student Information Processing Board (December 2014)
- Human Resources Department (November 2014)
- Office of Sponsored Programs (November 2014)
- Office of the Vice President for Finance (November 2014)
- Facilities Department (November 2014)
- Office of Major Accounts (November 2014)
- Office of Campus Planning (November 2014)
- Environmental Health, and Safety Office (November 2014)
- MIT Medical Department (November 2014)
- Audit Division (November 2014)
- Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (November 2014)
- Office of Sustainability (November 2014)
- Karen Gleason, Associate Provost (November 2014)
- Office of Risk Management (November 2014)
- Completed the Creation of APIs for Mobile proof-of-concept project. (November 2014)
- Completed the Knowledge Base APIs proof-of-concept project. (November 2014)
- Completed the Self-Service Private Cloud proof-of-concept project. (December 2014)
- Completed the Shibboleth-Delegated Authentication proof-of-concept project. (December 2014)
January-February 2015
Sharing Organization Structure, Operating Model
- John Charles, VP of IS&T, conducted stakeholder meetings to get feedback on the proposed organization structure and operating model:
- Sloan School of Management (January 2015)
- School of Architecture and Planning (January 2015)
- Office of the Provost (Febraury 2015)
- Office of the Vice President for Finance (Febraury 2015)
- Media Lab (February 2015)
- MIT Libraries (February 2015)